The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“registered social worker” means a person registered as a social worker—

(a)

in Part 16(1) of the register established and maintained under article 5 of the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001(2),

(b)

in a register maintained by the Care Council for Wales under section 56 (the register) of the Care Standards Act 2000(3),

(c)

in a register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 (register of social workers and of other social service workers) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001(4), or

(d)

in a register maintained by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council under section 3 (the register) of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001(5); and

“social services function” means any of the functions conferred by or under any of the provisions listed in the Schedule to this Order.

(1)

The register is divided into parts specified in Schedule 1 to the Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003, S.I. 2003/1571. Part 16 was inserted by S.I. 2012/1479, article 3(3).

(2)

S.I. 2002/254. Relevant amendments to the Order have been made by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), section 213(1),(4); S.I. 2009/1182, article 3(2), Schedule 2, paragraph 2.

(3)

2000 c.14. Section 56 has been amended by S.I. 2007/3101 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), section 230, Schedule 15, Part 1, paragraph 1, 3.

(4)

2001 asp 8. Section 44 has been amended by S.I.2007/3101.

(5)

2001 c.3 (N.I.). Section 3 has been amended by S.I. 2007/3101.